Re: Before it gets too deep !!

Are the office and warehouse on a network? If so, they woule both be using
the same database. The database file containing the tables would be
installed on the server and both the warehouse and office would have a copy
of the application file installed on their computer. A simple way for the
office to communiucate that an order has been placed and for the warehouse
to communicate that an order has been filled is to place this information on
the opening screen of the database. Presumably both the office and warehouse
use their computers for other tasks so they coul periodically check the
database for new messages. Outlook has a feature where on-screen messages
can be sent. This is an alternative whereby Access could be programmed to
send a message through Outlook. Another alyernative is that Access could be
programmed to send out emails about order status.

Re Barcodes. This is an everyday task for Access. Open Access, go to reports
and click New. You will see there a label wizard for creating just about any
kind of label you might want. For the barcode part, this is just a matter of
setting the font in the label report to a barcode font. Easy stuff for
Access!


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"James B" <JamesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> OK...you've got me thinking that I am on the right path. I do have Access
> and
> I am pretty familiar with Frontpage.
> You seem very knowledgible about this so I am going to propose a couple
> more
> scenarios to you if you don't mind.
> I have one person in the office entering orders, I have one person in the
> warehouse filling the orders. Can Access somehow alert the person in the
> warehouse that a new order has been entered and on the flip side send an
> acknowledgement to the inside person that the order has been filled and
> shipped, through something as simple as a screenprompt, etc..
> And my final question, sorry if I am being a pest, I'd just like to know
> if
> certain things are possible, then I'll go off and figure out how to make
> it
> happen....say there is an order placed that requires 10 boxes or totes (we
> ship parts to Daimler Chrysler in totes) to fill the order. Each box or
> tote
> has to have a unique barcode label printed and affixed to the box or tote.
> Can Access do this simply by knowing the total qty of the order and the
> amount of parts that one box or tote contains? I guess creating the
> barcode
> labels is my greatest concern with Access. Right now we use an antiquated
> system based on the PICK OS, but it does do a very good job of automating
> the
> labeling process.
> Anyway, I hope I am not wasting your time, just want to know what I am
> getting into BEFORE I get into it.
> Thanks again !!!
>
> "Pat Hartman(MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I would use Access. I find web applications flat, slow, and annoying.
>> I
>> don't like to use them. I have no interest in developing them. They
>> remind
>> me very much of my mainframe days. They may look prettier than my CICS
>> screens for the 3270 but they work essentially the same way and with the
>> same limitations. Only the client/server environment can give you a
>> "rich"
>> experience at this time.
>>
>> If you are not already an experienced developer with C# or any other
>> language that you choose to use, you don't have a snowball's chance in
>> Hell
>> of getting an application up and running by yourself. However, Access is
>> such a rich and forgiving development environment that many
>> non-developers
>> are able to develop workable applications.
>>
>> No software is the perfect tool for all tasks. You should choose the
>> tool
>> that works best for each task. Right now, Access is the tool for the
>> basic
>> application. I suggested FrontPage for the web parts, not because it is
>> the
>> best tool necessarily, but because it is a tool that you might already
>> have
>> and it doesn't take a PHD to get it working.
>>
>> "James B" <JamesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:20DB927D-59A8-4AED-8AA2-E82F7B9D976F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Thanks for your response ! In a perfect world what software would YOU
>> > use
>> > to
>> > do a first rate job of accomplishing a rich, feature filled, inventory
>> > system?
>> >
>> > "Pat Hartman(MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> 1. Access can use any printer for which you have the correct windows
>> >> drivers
>> >> and fonts.
>> >> 2. Access doesn't have very good web tools. As long as all you want
>> >> is
>> >> the
>> >> ability to view data, something like FrontPage could be used to
>> >> present
>> >> Access data as a web page.
>> >>
>> >> "James B" <JamesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:13EC6AF3-679E-42BC-9B72-2AABFF91E3D2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >I am wanting to build a warehouse inventory system and would like to
>> >> >use
>> >> > Access since we already own it. I would like to know if someone can
>> >> > tell
>> >> > me
>> >> > if Access is capable of doing a couple of things before I start.
>> >> > 1. Can Access create / output barcode labels to a thermal printer
>> >> > such
>> >> > as
>> >> > an
>> >> > Intermec 3400?
>> >> > 2. Can the Access database somehow be converted / used as a webpage?
>> >> > The
>> >> > reason I would want to do this is to allow customers access to the
>> >> > system
>> >> > to
>> >> > view their inventory levels, transaction details, etc.
>> >> > Thanks in advance for any responses or suggestions !!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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